Huawei G9 Plus announced with metal body and Snapdragon 625 CPU

Huawei G9 Plus is the latest smartphone the Chinese OEM revealed earlier today in China. The new G series handset packs some interesting features. It has a metal unibody housing that measures only 7.3mm in thickness and weighs 160 grams.

The G9 Plus comes with a large 5.5″ Full HD display covered in 2.5D glass (slightly curved on its edges), it packs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 625 octa-core CPU, it has 3GB of RAM, 32GB of ROM (microSD card slot included for up to 128 GB) and a built-in 3,340 mAh battery.

In addition, the Huawei G9 Plus comes with a fingerprint sensor at the back, an 8 and 16MP camera sensors, with the main one sporting AutoFocus, OIS and PDAF phase detection system. It can capture 4K videos at 30 fps. Connectivity wise the G9 Plus comes with Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, it has a USB-C port connector, a 3.5mm headphones jack and it accepts nano-SIM cards.

The new smartphone runs on Android 6.0 (marshmallow) with Emotion UI 4.1 on top of it and it has DTS audio technology.

Price wise the Huawei G9 Plus will set you back 2,399 yuan, about 320 Euros in Asia, as it is now only available on this continent. Huawei hasn’t said when, or if this device will join other markets as well. But looking at the previous G series handsets, the Huawei G9 Plus, model number MLA-UL00, will likely come to the European market sooner than later.